Microsoft’s last-minute concession is a win for European consumers: the company will provide a one-year, no-cost extension of critical security updates for Windows 10 users inside the European Economic Area (EEA), while users elsewhere still face a mixed bag of free-but‑conditional enrollment, a...
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Microsoft just gave Windows 10 users one last lifeline — but the window to grab it is small, conditional, and full of trade-offs you need to understand before you act.
Overview
Microsoft will stop regular security updates for consumer editions of Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, but it is...
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Three weeks is not a long time in the life of a PC, but when that window sits directly ahead of a fixed end-of-support deadline it becomes a hard stop: Windows 10 will stop receiving routine security and quality updates on October 14, 2025, and every Windows 10 user now has three practical...
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Microsoft is preparing to push the Microsoft 365 Copilot app onto a huge swath of Windows PCs this fall, automatically installing a centralized Copilot entry point on devices that already have Microsoft 365 desktop apps — a change that promises easier discovery of AI features but also raises...
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Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot desktop app on Windows machines that already have Microsoft 365 desktop clients installed, a background rollout slated to start in early October and run into mid‑November 2025 — and while enterprise tenants can opt out, most...
Microsoft’s latest packaging of its agent-building tools — now split into Copilot Studio Lite and the Copilot Studio Full Experience — is less a rename and more a strategic reframe: the company is clarifying who these tools are for, where they run, and how enterprises should govern them. The...
Microsoft will begin installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app automatically on Windows devices that already have the Microsoft 365 desktop apps, a background rollout that starts this fall and is expected to reach completion by mid‑November — but it won’t happen for devices in the European...
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Microsoft will begin automatically installing the standalone Microsoft 365 Copilot app onto many Windows devices this fall, pushing a dedicated Copilot entry into the Start menu on eligible machines unless administrators explicitly opt out — a move Microsoft describes as a background...
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Microsoft will begin automatically installing the standalone Microsoft 365 Copilot app in the background on many Windows devices that already run Microsoft 365 desktop clients, with a notable carve‑out for devices in the European Economic Area — a move that promises faster feature rollout and...
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Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on many Windows devices this fall, but the rollout is neither universal nor unstoppable — administrators and privacy-conscious users have documented methods to block installation and disable the feature, and Microsoft...
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Microsoft’s latest Insider preview (Build 26220.6682, KB5065782) sharpens Narrator’s reading and navigation behavior, brings a small curated set of Emoji 16.0 glyphs to the emoji picker, and rolls out incremental Click to Do (Copilot) refinements — changes that are small in headline but...
Microsoft may have declared Windows 10 “feature-complete” years ago, but the evidence on the ground tells a different story: the OS is still receiving meaningful tweaks, UI roll‑outs, and policy-driven changes that affect everyday users and enterprises alike. What started as small, cumulative...
This month’s Patch Tuesday isn’t just another round of security fixes — it’s a functional pivot for how Windows 11 helps you recover, control, and interact with your PC. Microsoft’s preview updates introduce Recall export and reset controls (EEA-only export), a system-level Quick Machine...
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Windows 11’s pace of evolution continues to impress, and the rollout of KB5062552 for version 23H2 marks a pivotal moment—especially for users craving a more streamlined file migration experience and an efficient search interface. As Microsoft pushes this update globally, the spotlight lands on...
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Microsoft's recent decision to allow European Economic Area (EEA) users to uninstall the Microsoft Store marks a significant shift in the company's approach to user choice and regulatory compliance. This change is part of a broader effort to align with the European Union's Digital Markets Act...
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In a significant stride toward regulatory compliance, Microsoft has announced that it is separating Bing from the Windows 11 Start menu search for users in the European Economic Area (EEA). This adjustment is part of Microsoft's ongoing alignment with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act...
I’m thrilled to announce our partnership with Election Systems & Software (ES&S). ES&S has chosen Windows tablets to power a new and innovative fleet of industry-leading electronic poll books!
We are so proud to be the technology of choice for a company doing such important work and on such a...